This morning at 4.40am I actually had to de ice my car before a trip to the gym.... it's nearly May for God sake!!! So here I am, attempting to resist the icy cold weather, embracing Spring that isn't really here at the moment, with my shoulders out. I saw this off shoulder top on the H&M website a few weeks back and didn't think much of it, then I saw it in store and it's a really lovely soft cotton fabric and the bow detailing on the sleeves are a total selling point. Creating a more feminine look but perfect for me where I like the dress things down I can team it with my baggy jeans and flat Topshop pumps for a more relaxed look. And another major selling point is the fact is was only £29.99 which I think is really reasonable (another top tip, if you sign up to H&M online you get 25% off one item for your first purchase, so this top was actually only £22.50!!

Of course I'm also wearing my H&M teddy coat which I am still totally obsessed with. I would say 80% of my wardrobe has been bought from H&M the past 6 months, they have some seriously cool bits both in store and online. Top tip, I always type 'trend' in the search bar on the website so it only brings the trend section stuff up which is always the coolest bits.

If you live in the UK you're either totally fed up of this weather or kind of secretly enjoying the cold mornings and the fact you can still wear that coat you invested in back in September... I mean, it was bloody snowing in London yesterday, I can't see my coats being put into storage anytime soon! But seriously, sun - you should make an appearance soon, right?! I feel stuck in fashion limbo, I don't want to be buying summer clothes (although my Zara wishlist is growing at a scary rate) as I won't be able to wear them yet.... but then I don't want to buy more knitwear and outerwear as surely summer must be on the way?! For now I will stick to the simple pieces which are easy to mix and match and can be layered up or down.

This is the easy comfy fool proof outfit I wore to watch the marathon on Sunday, I'm getting even more into my 'minimal capsule' wardrobe lately and have noticed I am seriously drawn to the black, white, grey, tan and stripe colour palettes. I feel another capsule wardrobe YouTube video coming up. I'm also completely obsessed with trainers and am struggling to wear anything else at the moment.

I've had this coat for ages but love the super oversized fit with the big baggy sleeves making it feel like a giant duvet! The scarf was from H&M (£10 bargain) before Christmas, jeans are the Leigh skinny jeans from Topshop and the trainers at Nike Air Force 1's.

I hope you're having a lovely week so far, only 2 working days until a lovely long bank holiday weekend, yay!!

I only wore this dress once last summer to a wedding, but after a little wardrobe sort out a few weeks ago I pulled it back out and thought although it wasn't warm enough to wear it alone (and I'm a few shades too pale to be pulling this off just yet) I thought I could definitely layer it up with a roll neck top to create a more winter appropriate look. The fact I can now wear this all year round makes me very happy. I'm all about buying pieces that are versatile and can be worn lots of different ways. This dress was from Zara and obviously not in store anymore, maybe if you have a look in eBay you may be in luck! I hope you've all had a lovely weekend, I spent today supporting my mum and brother in the London Marathon so feeling very proud sat writing this.

That ruffle trend, it's still here and this makes me very happy. I have consciously tried not go to ruffle overload and yes even resisted the whole Alexa collection at Marks and Spencer, okay maybe the fact it sold out in about 30 seconds helped this. But when I saw this little number on ASOS I couldn't resist. A white blouse is a total staple piece in any wardrobe and I thought the ruffle detail around the neck was a really lovely way to make this more on trend but also very classic.

I'd be honest and say I wouldn't wear these jeans with it again, I think this highlights why I hardly ever wear a light wash skinny jean, it just ain't good for me.Hope you're all having a lovely week!

This may seem a strange choice coming from someone who complains after every hair wash that my hair is too knotty as I was blessed with a full head of locks since the get go. My hair is very thick already but I thought I'd give this a whirl as let's face it we are all in search of that root lifting thickening miracle product. When I say I have thick hair it tends to start very flat at the top where my hair is too heavy and weighs the ends down, I thought I'd see how this works in that area.

I am a massive fan of bumble & bumble, the Sunday shampoo is a weekly ritual for me, the 'BB don't blow it' is a staple in my routine after every hair wash - you don't even need to use a hair dryer this stuff is time saving in a bottle. I also love the surf spray for the summer months to give those beachy waves. Also let's talk about the packaging, it literally draws me in, it looks so pretty sitting on the side of the bath and yes I am that fickle - it looks fresh and clean!

I've been using this a good few weeks now and overall yes, it's a big old thumbs up from me. I love the scent and how my hair feels after - my only gripe is that you have to use quite a lot to feel you are really getting your hair clean and at £18.50 & £22.50 a bottle this is something I'm a little reluctant to do however once washed the results are great. Is it worth the price point?! I'm not sure... Of course if I had an endless supply of money I wouldn't think twice and this would be a monthly repurchase however I can't help think of my usual Aveda Shampure shampoo and conditioner that is a lot cheaper at £13 a bottle and is just as good.

I spoke about it in the previous post but you know that thing we do when we get something new we really love, we basically wear it atleast 4 times a week until we get bored of it really quickly because well, overkill. Here, however I have a kind of new in blouse which I haven't completely worn out already. I got this a couple of months ago and still love it just as much! Maybe the fact I have restricted myself from wearing it a maximum of once a week. I picked it up from the Topshop sale - it's from the boutique range so I was super happy with the £35 price ticket. I find it so easy to wear, throw it on with a pair of jeans and you're good to go. It's oversized, boxy and everything I love in an item of clothing.

I don't know about you but I go through major wardrobe phases where I have certain items (like these culottes for example) which I can't stop wearing. And it doesn't always have to be the newest item in my wardrobe which is quite often the case. Sometimes you forget about peices in your wardrobe and when you do come across them you literally don't stop wearing them, this is definitely what I do. Here we have one of those current phases where I can't stop wearing this combo! The outfit you don't even think about, on auto pilot you pick it straight out. I've had these culottes for a while now but I think I probably wear them 2 or 3 times a week!

Super easy to wear, very comfortable and can be dressed up or down. Today I am going for the relaxed laid back look with my trainers but I think if you were to team the culotte/jumper combo with a pair of Topshop heeled boots like these you would have a much more dressed up outfit. Both the cashmere jumper and frill hem culottes are from Warehouse, the trainers are from Nike and the coat is from Primark.

I literally cannot believe we are half way through April and I'm still wearing knitwear, thinking back to this time last year I'd just got back from Morocco and was wearing strappy tops and short skirts/dresses - what is going on?! Where is summer!!!

Sometimes a Monday is like a fresh start, a brand new week. But sometimes you still feel a little tired from a busy weekend and therefore can't bare thinking up an exiting new outfit. This is where the pyjama stripe comes in... Big, baggy, oversized and comfortable - this to me is the perfect combo for a Monday you aren't quite ready for. Teamed with skinny jeans and strappy pumps this is the ultimate easy outfit. The pyjama trend is really big across the highstreet at the moment and this makes me very happy, who doesn't wish they could leave the house in their pyjamas (if it was socially acceptable...) well now you can!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Monday, I am ready for you!

Jeans - Topshop

Shoes - Topshop

Shirt - H&M

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I'm not afraid to hold my hands up and admit I LOVE a bargain! In particular, an eBay bargain. I'm the type of shopaholic that can name where most items of clothing are from; I'm talking highstreet clothing, not designer... yes I understand this is ridiculously sad but sometimes it works to my advantage. Take this coat, for instance. I've just got back from a trip to Berlin and had decided, before I left, that I wanted to pick up a new, lightweight coat - my H&M teddy coat has been worn to death and I figured it may be slightly too heavy for the Berlin weather... I was spot on there, as it was raining 90% of the time and was no where near cold enough to warrant the teddy coat. As we're approaching Summer I didn't want to pay a ridiculous amount for a coat that I'll only get another month or so wear out of.

Enter eBay... the not so little secret where the most amazing things can be found!

Anyway, I remembered this Topshop coat from last year and thought I'd give eBay a browse and oh yes, there it was! Even better, I paid a wonderful £10 for this brand new (yes BRAND NEW!) Topshop coat. It's a really lovely, lightweight material, in a very spring-like, light brown colour. I love the wrap around detail as I think it looks really laid back and casual but at the same time very minimal and chic (I hate that word! I need a better adjective!!!) I also had a few other coats in mind but I couldn't see these on eBay at the time, but I'm definitely going to keep an eye out. I am constantly checking eBay for things I have seen in the past that I think people may be selling now. It's the perfect place for finding a bargain - and there's nothing always 'second hand' or 'old' about it. I tend to only buy brand new pieces, which just means you're getting such a good deal.

This outfit was my uniform while in Berlin; I travelled with hand luggage so I could only take 1 coat, and I alternated between my black skinny jeans and my black culottes. I took my Nike Roshe trainers and these Topshop pumps (now in the sale). I'm so glad I packed these trainers as they were so comfortable for the days we were doing lots of walking - there's nothing worse than having sore feet from uncomfortable shoes! I felt like I had the perfect combination of casual and dressy. I also proved to myself that I can travel light and it was a real test of my styling skills trying to work a few pieces into 4 days of outfits.

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